Exploring Victimization in Dating Relationships in Urban Areas of India

This study examines the prevalence of victimization in dating relationships for both sexes among the male and female populations in urban areas of India. The total number of respondents was 150. Of these, 79 were female respondents, which translates to 52.7%, and 71 male respondents, representing 47.3%. This ensured that the response would indeed represent an equal distribution among the genders for further analysis. Over two-thirds or 111 out of 150 of the respondents were 18-25 years old, and 39 respondents were in the age bracket of 26-34 years, hence most people under targeting were in the early stages of adulthood. The research used purposive random sampling. Using descriptive statistics, results indicated that female students’ mean scored 19.97, while male students had a mean score of 23.74, and males responded with a high degree of variability than females since their standard deviation stood at 9.44 while the opposite sex 6.19. Independent samples T-test: The meanings of the two genders were significantly different (t = -2.87, p = 0.0049), indicating that the degree of victimization in dating relationships is significantly related to gender. All these results prove to be highly significant for understanding the gendered experience of victimization within the urban Indian dating context and where more research and intervention are required.